MITRE Principal Engineer reviews

2.0

8% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

66% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Principal Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer professionals have a poor working experience there. MITRE is rated 45% below average by Principal Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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63 reviews
2.0
Jan 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance. Collegial atmosphere. Great retirement program. Great way to support the nation with projects focused upon ways to improve defense and government.

Cons

Continued erosion of benefits package over a long period of time. Many layers of management can create execution decision making challenges for projects.

1.0
Dec 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Working with an exceptionally talented technical staff - Mac laptops are offered, which can improve productivity

Cons

- There is an expectation that technical staff search to find new projects they can split their time on to remain fully allocated. If you encounter difficulty doing this then you either get poor assignments or pushed out as there would not be enough assigned work. Those working at remote site locations outside of the main two campuses in Bedford and McLean are likely to encounter more challenges. To mitigate this con, consider starting your MITRE career at one of the two campus locations at least for the first year. - Significant and impactful erosion of benefits during the past year (notably, a benefit was taken away within 3 weeks of starting which partially formed the basis of selecting MITRE) - Remote work policy changed from 1-day/week in the office to 3 or 4-days/week in the office over the past year; however, there are simply not enough offices to accomodate the influx of people. This leads to double or tripling up on offices, which can tank productivity if you're not able to maintain concentration

3.0
Nov 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My colleagues are smart and collaborative. Our teams work effectively from many locations to produce high quality products for our customers.

Cons

Senior Leadership has lost the essence of the mission. They continue to starve the staff in terms of training and other overhead related 'benefits' while the SLT partake in extravagant offsites and other non-value activities.

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